This powerful yet easy-to-program (only 35 single word instructions) CMOS FLASH-based 8-bit microcontroller packs Microchip's powerful PIC® architecture into a 28 pin package.The PIC16F886 features 256 bytes of EEPROM data memory, self programming, an ICD, 2 Comparators, 11 channels of 10-bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) converter, 1 capture/compare/PWM and 1 Enhanced capture/compare/PWM functions, a synchronous serial port that can be configured as either 3-wire Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI™) or the 2-wire Inter-Integrated Circuit (I²C™) bus and an Enhanced Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (EUSART). All of these features make it ideal for more advanced level A/D applications in automotive, industrial, appliances or consumer applications.

Features of PIC16F886 Microcontroller :-

• Power-Saving Sleep mode
  
• Power-on Reset (POR)
  
• Selectable Brown-out Reset (BOR) voltage
  
• Extended Watchdog Timer (WDT) with its own on-chip RC oscillator for reliable operation
  
• In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™) via two pins
  
• In-Circuit Debug (ICD) via two pins
  
• High-endurance Flash/EEPROM cell:
  
• 100,000 erase/write cycle enhanced Flash program memory, typical
  
• 1,000,000 erase/write cycle data EEPROM memory, typical
  
• Data EEPROM retention > 40 years
  
• Self-reprogrammable under software control
  
• Programmable code protection
  

Peripheral Features of PIC16F886 Microcontroller:-

• 1 input only pin
  
• 25 I/O
  
• High sink/source current 25 mA
  
• Interrupt-on-pin change option
  

Timers:-

• TMR0: 8-bit timer/counter with 8-bit prescaler
  
• TMR1 enhanced: 16-bit timer/counter with prescaler, External Gate Input mode and dedicated low-power 32 kHz oscillator
  
• TMR2: 8-bit timer/counter with 8-bit period register, prescaler and postscaler
  
• Capture/Compare/PWM (CCP) module
  
• Enhanced Capture/Compare/PWM (ECCP) module with auto-shutdown and PWM steering
  
• Master Synchronous Serial Port (MSSP) module SPI™ mode, I2C™ mode with address mask capability
  
• Enhanced Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (EUSART) module:
  
• Supports RS-485, RS-232 and LIN compatibility
  
• Auto-Baud Detect
  
• Auto-wake-up on Start bit
  
• Ultra Low-Power Wake-up (ULPWU)
  

Analog Features of PIC16F886 Microcontroller:-

• 10-bit 11 channel Analog-to-Digital (A/D) Converter
  
• 2 Analog Comparator modules with:
  
• Programmable on-chip Voltage Reference (CVREF) module (% of VDD)
  
• Fixed 0.6 Vref
  
• Comparator inputs and outputs externally accessible
  
• SR Latch mode